Belgium and Croatia will now be seeking a first World Cup final appearance, while France could reach a third after 1998 and 2006, and England have to go back to Wembley 1966 for their one and only final.

Tottenham defender Kieran Trippier is one of several England players to see his stock rise this summer due to their performances in the World Cup.

Meanwhile, Croatia's first World Cup semi-final for two decades has revived the memories of the country's football high point and raised hopes that Luka Modric's side can go one better than their legendary predecessors.

Here is a look at the semi-finals and what to watch out for.

A number of players across all four teams have already served suspensions in this tournament.

The Croatia right-back was substituted during extra time against Russian Federation in the quarter-finals, with Zlatko Dalic's side going on to prevail in a penalty shoot-out. "Obviously it's been a long time since England have done well in a major tournament", Kane said after the 2-0 quarter-final win over Sweden.

"I said the same thing before the Colombia game - it's not me getting carried away".

The country selected 11 host cities to be the venues for the matches of the 2018 World Cup and they are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg and Samara.

"We want to make our own history and do great things so to see all the fans and the videos and how emotional it is to them, we want to just keep going and making them celebrate even more".

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic has identified Raheem Sterling as England's danger man in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

If we had to play two big teams in close succession, that's very hard.

The simulation had previously expected Brazil to face Germany in the final on 15 July, however with Germany defeated in the group stages, this led the model to increase England's chances of making the final match.

"The results were below the level and quality of our players".

"When they were 2-0 down against Japan, sure some of us remained hopeful they could come back".

Having played his club football in Belgium for almost four years (1985-1989), Bwalya can not help but marvel at the transformation of the country's football. "We don't fear England".

Serena Williams and seventh-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova both won on Friday to avoid this year's surprising cull of favourites. The American 25th seed moved into the second week without dropping a set and will next face Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina .

Local media reports said Najib was seen leaving his house in the capital, Kuala Lumpur , in an unmarked police auto . Earlier, a security source said that agents from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission arrested Mr Najib.

He was part of a team trying to establish an airline to the chamber where the children are awaiting rescue. They have been working on a five km (three miles) "oxygen pipeline" to prepare for the group's extraction.

Colombia's Carlos Sanchez (front right) fouls England's Harry Kane to give away a penalty during the World Cup round of 16 match. David Ospina will play a grander role in calming the defensive line and ensuring they keep their shape and cool on the pitch.

The fire , which was human caused , is just five per cent contained, according to InciWeb, a federal government wildfire website. The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad said the fire destroyed its outdoor concert stage and it is raising money to rebuild it.

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In terms of his health going forward, it's really important to keep in mind the severity of an Achilles injury like this one. Cousins became one of eight players in history to average at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in a season.

It was centered 865 miles (1392 kilometers) east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles and was moving west at 14 mph (22 kph). Dominica was hit by Hurricane Maria past year as a Category 5 storm and hasn't fully recovered.

Members included graduates of Japan's top universities, who were promised that they would survive a coming apocalypse. Asahara and a dozen others received death sentences, while the remaining half dozen were sentenced to life in prison.

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